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7 L+ |8 Q* x3 [5 o' gDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113% c2 q: N: A9 ?$ Q0 o/ r0 u
' S# m% c: F' o1 O- tJapanese aircraft( `( T) z$ |* P" k' c7 s
A6M3 Zero x 27
9 Q% Y. Z( a% N1 G9 g) [D3A Val x 106* \& }" D& n) f; e- M+ L
! c; c* ~& w. W0 wAllied aircraft: i5 o& [0 u, |# M3 O# \
Wirraway x 218 n; l3 {! S+ F, K' N3 F. d
P-400 Airacobra x 82 W# o& c/ A( c+ {1 n% F
! |% L1 r& u! [: l/ D; PJapanese aircraft losses
/ J) G P% ]1 N7 HA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
' K+ D+ s. Y4 Q( w$ i+ m2 @D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged w" v6 d" [2 W6 _$ {
# ^( n t- @( ^: u; ZAllied aircraft losses
5 s o" L2 K' Q: F3 V& jWirraway: 12 destroyed
" w! g: t6 V( m: _P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
' z: D- ~ h" X! HHudson I: 13 destroyed
5 l3 V; _ G1 ^# RTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
) h m9 K0 u2 |* Z1 b4 M" o9 RSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed$ m$ h, T4 d( ?% H. h
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:2 @; V+ u$ D0 \+ e
48 casualties reported: b5 L3 [) V) F9 _
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15, p; z y7 ~$ n! Z
Airbase supply hits 2# ]' Z: u4 G* u% L5 D3 T7 K' h
Runway hits 70% |. }8 E3 m( a8 @( o
+ o' V& I) O3 Y9 s b& E3 W4 j# SAircraft Attacking:
; w2 a8 j7 q0 i) M! w0 V( q+ k0 p. x! `) w5 G22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- n5 r8 m2 F |+ S# D: _20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ A5 R. h# v; F& q# B6 H
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ }2 R7 W B- D" o* z0 u# P
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 D) {9 B3 |! S/ d1 K# W
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 y1 Z% B( N" t% n$ X! K
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# P; V O) R6 JDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1130 r& f9 q2 R3 I+ A$ e& z+ @
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Japanese aircraft9 {8 `' c2 p3 }2 G# J j
A6M2 Zero x 77# u, z5 M. x/ |% E( F
A6M3 Zero x 27
2 Q/ [9 a9 r( L0 XB5N Kate x 95 Y2 h+ I$ h, Q; @
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Allied aircraft
- L; q+ H% q3 r! y+ E$ u4 pWirraway x 10
. X# z- J; i3 D9 i8 H+ U6 ]6 `P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses, [5 |6 {2 V2 ?" k4 V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
& a9 z) \& i* q- v& G, ]A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged. Q' A' ]2 [6 g- Y! B
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses D! c. O& V. I7 Y: j' q1 U
Wirraway: 10 destroyed A- \+ G# m' _( r# p4 q2 W
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed8 `5 L0 Z) }( d! h- m" a+ ^2 {: e8 y
$ t( Q( ?# A: Z+ e' QAllied Ships* J5 ~7 U* V% H- h+ |2 I
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! X+ U# F+ E2 ^
DD Mugford
" D0 j3 s+ J3 w9 o8 BDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% n' l2 f3 @# j: T7 C7 h3 uAircraft Attacking:
; T o5 v& R/ t) Y 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet N! t- P' e% V. o' n! U* E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ?7 Q! E% s" n- q) e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 l n# I! A# l7 e" o 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 l4 K4 A% A1 |" i
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. N& u2 Y* f& F { T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Q" j9 |: O/ @- x# J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- A* z( T) i& ]0 ^: K+ E" \% V! p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 w- ^; P/ W% B5 l4 H* J. I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, J0 ~1 Y3 o4 D5 x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 S: F3 |$ U. m- D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 } y6 t9 M* e- z; p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" K P5 f- m: Q O: u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 Y2 i0 L2 A4 R+ o" Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 j5 K2 S. a8 k8 C) H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 s5 R5 Z# `9 P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% n; Q" g+ [, u& ]- D
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ w5 K9 F2 G" q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 C" Z; ]8 m, o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 M( I4 A8 M2 Z+ r8 M( {6 h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
S# R! G9 b0 [# w9 o4 }# a' H% m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( e+ s: M+ [- k* r4 s! D0 J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) n1 V0 X. M( Q. G$ `& r1 P/ P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet v% O# S: ]1 D+ Y& z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; x( d$ x' T% w- A
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1139 _2 i- F" m* u* Q3 C4 T; i% P- T
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Japanese aircraft
% o: v0 w8 G, b, gA6M2 Zero x 35: R. L7 B) B7 |
A6M3 Zero x 22: h& r) i. a$ X. J
B5N Kate x 616 \" S) j3 ~. f2 l! h& `, p D
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Allied aircraft1 q" S- \0 J0 y
Wirraway x 56 M( v7 K! I0 z' q9 l: }# {
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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9 F2 n1 w% x% [Japanese aircraft losses+ c- i3 y& H, s" x i9 Z$ q) R
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
; f# Y. E4 t$ q! Q% R: lB5N Kate: 3 damaged8 b, L/ q# ~. B# l1 r: f! K5 A
9 u5 P) ]1 @: O5 {& a6 A0 ?; Q' iAllied aircraft losses O; E+ P- y1 Q D. {, f9 E
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
0 A$ P/ I4 X+ A$ u% a+ x/ F" O8 OP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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$ l7 R# q0 s6 Z# h# m5 gAllied Ships
# B; _( @ K- h8 i& P6 }DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 r/ L8 k; C+ s1 P* K( w4 }7 MDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& \- J8 e( a2 E9 |
! C5 `/ ]; F3 y& `) X3 ?/ `- t- IAircraft Attacking:
) x5 f8 ^. p( S4 d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- u6 ^) ^( {( } 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 ^% \3 Q" T: t' s2 J [ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 e* ? s( v; k 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# \; Z2 [4 p8 o7 t 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 d% c/ |/ c6 ^5 u4 w: l$ C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- m0 f# G( P' X7 l6 ?1 ^7 W/ \4 B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 s( d A6 H3 P; E( V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% B) C9 n( l$ T1 \1 V# s9 G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) m) U' d- i( a+ U2 \# k/ ^* z5 I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 j, L5 n4 u; E/ c/ [0 [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 ]1 n( Z' c! Y& q, D& Q' b$ Q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' U. y" ]1 f X+ J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- M, \) o5 D- O8 J& w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 B( n |/ Z0 B 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |